What does דְּמִי (dĕmiy) mean in the Bible?
דְּמִי (dĕmiy): Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
Hebrew · H1824
דְּמִי
דְּמִי (dĕmiy): Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
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דְּמִיH1824
Pronunciationdĕmiy
What does דְּמִי (dĕmiy) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1824?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include any rest (1), In the prime (1), rest (1), silent (1).
Where does דְּמִי (dĕmiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 83:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itany rest1×Isaiah 62:7
In the prime1×Isaiah 38:10
rest1×Isaiah 62:6
silent1×Psalms 83:1
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Usage map
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First aligned rowPsalms 83:1
Aligned rows4
Books represented2
Psalms1Isaiah3
Source forms
בִּדְמִ֥י1xbiḏ·mîIsaiah 38:10
דֳמִ֖י1xḏo·mîIsaiah 62:7
דֳּמִ֖י1xdo·mîIsaiah 62:6
דֳּמִי־1xdo·mî-Psalms 83:1
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 83:1, Isaiah 62:6, Isaiah 62:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 38:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
Source Gloss
quiet
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Cessation or cutting off rather than mere quietness—emphasis on ended action or silenced speech
quiet BDB: cessation Usage: cutting off, rest, silence.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
דְּמִי is built from this root: